Sports Illustrated has compiled a list of top athletes by jersey number. Not that everyone on the list is not deserving but I think if you chose an unusual jersey number, you might have a better shot at making the list. The toughest number to choose was 32 but with 68 the choice was slim. Perhaps if I had played wearing 911 I too could be in Sport Illustrated. Here are some of the numbers:
00 - Jim Otto (NFL)
1 - Warren Moon (CFL, NFL)
2 - Secretariat (horse racing)
3 - Babe Ruth (MLB)
4 - Bobby Orr (NHL)
9 - Ted Williams (MLB) tough to choose between Williams and Gordie Howe
10 - Pele (soccer)
33 - Kareen Abdul Jabbar (NBA)
44 - Hank Aaron (MLB)
55 - Orel Hershiser (MLB)
66 - Mario Lemiuex (NHL)
77 - Red Grange (NFL)
88 - Alan Page (NFL)
99 - Wayne Gretzky (NHL)
12 years ago
